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over … of the worlds pop. live in urban areas

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1/2

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urbanisation definition

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an increase in the proportion of people living in an urban area

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3
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why do more people live in towns and cities

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better public transport
more jobs ➡️ tech has replaced manual labour
shops and services are much closer

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4
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name 3 factors of urbanistaion

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migration
natural increase
location
economic development

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push factors from rural areas

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drought
schools only provide basic education
farming is hard and poorly paid
few doctors and hospitals
famine from poor harvests
isolated

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pull factors to urban areas

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more welk paid job
higher standards of living
better chance of getting an education
range of entertainments
public transport is better
better medical facilities
already know people there

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natural increase formula

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birth rate - death rate of an area

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BRICS

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brazil russia india china south africa

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MINT

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mexico indonesia nigeria turkey

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BRICS and MINT are

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newly emerging economies or nees

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a megacity is

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a city with over 10 million citizens

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12
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the pop. of Mumbai is over

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20 million

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13
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mumbai is on

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the west coast of india

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mumbai is not

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the city with the highest pop. in india

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Mumbai is the countrys

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financial and commercial capital and the countrys richest city

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16
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….. people visit the city everyday

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3 million

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17
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there are …. people on trains in mumbai every day

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8 million

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18
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.. people die a day on railway lines in mumbai

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7

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19
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…. of people in mumbai live in slums

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50%

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20
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the largest slum in mumbai is called

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dharavi

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21
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…. of the citys plastic waste is sorted in dharavi

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60%

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22
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…. of mumbai residents have access to running water

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20%

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23
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dharavi is located

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to the east of mahim bay
11 km north of the CBD (central business district)

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mumbai has over ….. km of coastline

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150

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25
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Mumbai has .. airports

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2 ( + 1 being built)

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26
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in mumbai those with higher qualifications ( eg diplomas ) have a rate of …. unemployment

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9.7%

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27
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the annual minimum wage in india is

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$689 (us)

28
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there are approx. …….. single room factories employing ……… people

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16000
250000

29
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dharavi pop.

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1.2 million

30
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… of households in mumbai are connected to mumbais sewage system

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60%

31
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there is an average of 1 toilet per …… people

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1000 - 1450

32
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there is an average of ….. cases of typhoid and diphtheria per day

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4000

33
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over …. of people are employed in mumbais informal sector

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60%

34
Q

the ……………….. compound is said to be the biggest recycling compound in mumbai

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sana ullah

35
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more than ….. of plastic is segregated and made into ‘chips’ there every day

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1 ton

36
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fresh water in dharavi is only available for

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2 hours per day

37
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the literacy rate in Mumbai is

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89.73%

38
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read environmental challenges and solutions sheet

A

🫶🫶

39
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…. of mumbais pop. live on …. of the land

A

55%
6%

40
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….. of mumbais waste is recycled

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80%

41
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why do people want to redevelop dharavi

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govt:
improve the peoples way of life
make money
make it less ugly

private investors:
close to CBD
next to three railway lines and several roads

42
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what is vision mumbai

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a plan to improve the quality of life of those living in dharavi
• building low cost homes and reducing slums
• reducing pollution
• improving transport infrastructure

43
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what has happened in vision mumbai

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by 2007➡️ 200,000 people moved and 45,000 homes demolished ➡️ new flats with piped water and sewage systems replaced slums

by 2015 ➡️ 72 new trains introduced on mumbais railways

new 14 storey apartment blocks have split up communities and cost more to rent

44
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bristol pop.

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440,500

45
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bristol has

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2 cathedrals
2 unis
2 major docks ➡️ avonmouth and portbury

46
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bristols total income is

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£21 billion

47
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…. of the uk lives within 250 km

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67%

48
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brownfield site

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land that has been used, abandoned and now awaits some new use

49
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greenfield site

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a plot of land that has not yet been subject to any building development

50
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give an advantage and a disadvantage of brownfield sites

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pros:
infrastructure already in place
well connected
can improve the look of an area

cons:
can be expensive
immediate access to area ➡️ may be poor/congested

51
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give an advantage and a disadvantage of greenfield sites

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pros:
more space to develop
can bring in any infrastructure

cons
damaging environment
have to build roads
might have to flatten land

52
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urban sprawl definition

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the unplanned growth of urban areas into the surrounding countryside

53
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gentrification

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the process whereby the character of a poor urban area is changed by wealthier people moving in, improving housing and attracting new businesses, often displacing current inhabitants in the process

54
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give an example of gentrification

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stokes croft
murals on building
the community has come together - people’s republic of stokes croft
stokes croft riots - boycotted tesco

55
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…. of all new housing in bristol is on brownfield sites

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95%

56
Q

look at perfect city pie

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👍👍

57
Q

the employment rate in bristol is

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77.6%

58
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give 3 examples of social inequality

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access to facilities
access to transport
physical or mental disabilities
investment
healthcare
education

59
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social deprivation is

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the degree of which an individual or an area is deprived of services, decent housing, adequate income and local employment

60
Q

look at bradley stoke vs finzels reach

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🫶

61
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regeneration is

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the attempt to reverse decline by both improving the physical structure and more importantly and elusively the economy of those areas

62
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look at filwood vs stoke bishop

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⭐⭐⭐

63
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mumbai total income

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$310 billion (us)
(approx £244 billion)

64
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what is the gdp per capita of mumbai

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$23,000

65
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what is gdp per capita for Bristol

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$30,478

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